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41 stocking stitch
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42 плетка
(knitting) stitch* * *плѐтка,ж., -и (knitting) stitch; права \плеткаа garter stitch.* * *knit* * *(knitting) stitch -
43 cast off
1) (to untie (the mooring lines of a boat).) soltar amarras2) ((also cast aside) to reject as unwanted.) dejar, abandonar3) (in knitting, to finish (the final row of stitches).) cerrar los puntosexpr.• largar las amarras expr.• soltar amarras expr.v.• desamarrar v.• jubilar v.1) v + adva) ( in knitting) cerrar*b) ( Naut) soltar* amarras2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> cerrar*b) ( abandon) \<\<friend/lover\>\> dejar, abandonar1. VT + ADV1) (lit) desechar, abandonar; [+ burden] deshacerse de, quitarse de encima; [+ clothing] quitarse; [+ wife] repudiar; [+ mistress] dejar2) (Naut) soltar las amarras de, desamarrar3) (Knitting) [+ stitch] cerrar2. VI + ADV1) (Naut) soltar amarras2) (Knitting) cerrar* * *1) v + adva) ( in knitting) cerrar*b) ( Naut) soltar* amarras2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> cerrar*b) ( abandon) \<\<friend/lover\>\> dejar, abandonar -
44 slip
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1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) resbalar2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) resbalar3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) decaer, empeorar4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) escabullirse, escurrirse5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) soltarse, escaparse6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) pasar, deslizar
2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) resbalón, traspiés, tropezón2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) desliz3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinación4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) rampa•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up
II slip noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) papelito, trocito de papelslip1 n1. desliz / error2. combinaciónslip2 vb1. resbalarse / escurrirse2. escurrirse / escabullirse3. pasar / meter / deslizarto slip your mind olvidarse / irse de la cabeza
slip /(e)s'lip/ (pl◊ slips) sustantivo masculino1 ( prenda interior) 2 ( bañador) swimming trunks (pl)
slip sustantivo masculino (calzoncillo corto) pants, briefs ' slip' also found in these entries: Spanish: colar - colarse - columpiarse - combinación - deslizar - desliz - despiste - escabullirse - escapar - escurrirse - esquinazo - formularia - formulario - lapso - lapsus - patinar - resbalar - resbalarse - resbalón - traspié - tropezón - amarradero - boleta - derrapar - descuido - desmarcarse - escurrir - fondo - mano - papeleta - patinazo - resbalada - resguardo - tique - tropiezo - vale - volante English: paying-in-slip - slip - slip away - slip back - slip down - slip in - slip into - slip off - slip on - slip out - slip past - slip up - slip-road - slip-up - wage slip - briefs - cost - lapse - pay - petticoat - pillow - quietly - salestr[slɪp]1 (of paper) papelito, trocito de papel\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLslip of a girl chiquilla————————tr[slɪp]1 (slide) resbalar; (fall, get away, escape) caer2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL (clutch, tyre) patinar3 (move - quickly) ir de prisa; (- secretly) escabullirse4 (decline) decaer, empeorar1 (pass, give, put) pasar, deslizar, dar a escondidas2 (overlook, forget) escaparse3 (get free from) soltarse de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa slip of the pen un lapsusa slip of the tongue un lapsus linguaethere's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip del dicho al hecho hay mucho trechoto be slipping estar perdiendo facultades, no ser lo que uno era antesto give somebody the slip dar esquinazo a alguiento let an opportunity slip through one's fingers dejar escapar una oportunidadto let something slip escapársele algo a unoto slip a disc dislocarse una vértebrato slip anchor levar anclasslipped disc vértebra dislocadaslip road pista de aceleración1) steal: ir sigilosamenteto slip away: escabullirseto slip out the door: escaparse por la puerta2) slide: resbalarse, deslizarse3) lapse: caerto slip into error: equivocarse4)to let slip : dejar escapar5)to slip into put on: ponerseslip vt1) put: meter, poner2) pass: pasarshe slipped me a note: me pasó una nota3)to slip one's mind : olvidársele a unoslip n1) pier: atracadero m2) mishap: percance m, contratiempo m3) mistake: error m, desliz ma slip of the tongue: un lapsus4) petticoat: enagua f5) : injerto m, esqueje m (de una planta)6)slip of paper : papelito mn.• combinación s.f.• enaguas s.f.pl.n.• desbarro s.m.• descuido s.m.• desliz s.f.• desplazamiento s.m.• dislocación s.f.• equivocación s.f.• inadvertencia s.f.• lapso s.m.• lapsus s.m.• pifia s.f.• renuncio s.m.• resbalón s.m.• tira s.f.• traspiés s.m.• tropezón s.m.v.• deslizar v.• desvarar v.• dislocarse un hueso v.• escurrir v.• escurrirse v.• esquejar v.• huir v.• patinar v.• resbalar v.slɪp
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1) ( slide) resbalón m, resbalada f (AmL)to give somebody the slip — (colloq) lograr zafarse de algn
2) ( mistake) error m, equivocación fa slip of the tongue/pen — un lapsus (linguae/cálami)
3) ( of paper)a slip of paper — un papelito, un papel; deposit II 1) a)
4) ( undergarment) combinación f, enagua f, viso m, fondo m (Méx)5) ( of person)a slip of a girl — una chiquilla, una chiquilina (AmL)
II
1.
- pp- intransitive verb1)a) (slide, shift position) \<\<person\>\> resbalar(se); \<\<clutch\>\> patinarb) \<\<standards/service\>\> decaer*, empeoraryou're slipping — tu trabajo (or aplicación etc) ya no es lo que era
2)a) ( move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl)b) (escape, be lost)to let slip an opportunity to let an opportunity slip dejar escapar una oportunidad; they let the contract slip through their fingers se dejaron quitar el contrato de las manos; I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó or salió; I let (it) slip that... — se me escapó que...
c) ( go quickly)d) ( change)
2.
vt1)a) ( put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar*b) ( pass)2)a) ( break loose from)to slip somebody's mind o memory: it completely slipped my mind — me olvidé or se me olvidó por completo
b) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> pasar sin tejer•Phrasal Verbs:- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip up[slɪp]1. N1) (=slide) resbalón m- give sb the slip2) (=mistake) error m, equivocación fI must have made a slip somewhere — debo de haberme equivocado en algo, debo de haber cometido un error en algún sitio
Freudian 3.a slip of the pen/tongue — un lapsus calami/linguae
3) (=fall) bajada fbetting 2., deposit 3., pay 4., paying-in slipI wrote the number on a slip of paper — escribí el número en un papelito or un trocito de papel
6) (=landslide) corrimiento m de tierras, desprendimiento m7) (Cricket) (usu pl) la posición posterior derecha del receptor (si el bateador es diestro) ocupada por los defensores de campo en un partido de críquet8) slips(Theat)9) [of person]a slip of a boy/girl — un chiquillo/una chiquilla
10) (in pottery) arcilla que se ha mezclado con agua hasta estar cremosa11) (Bot) esqueje m12) (Naut) grada f2. VI1) (=slide, shift) resbalarthe glass slipped from her hand — el vaso se le fue or se le resbaló de la mano
we let the game slip through our fingers — dejamos que el partido se nos escapara or se nos fuera de las manos
2) (=move quickly)3) (=move imperceptibly) pasar desapercibidonet I, 1., 1)he slipped out of the room while my back was turned — salió sigilosamente de la habitación mientras estaba de espaldas
4) (=decline) [shares, currency] bajar5) (=become known)she let slip the names of the people involved — dejó escapar los nombres de las personas involucradas
3. VT1) (=move quickly and smoothly) pasar, deslizarhe slipped an arm around her waist — le pasó or deslizó el brazo por la cintura
I slipped a note under his door — deslicé or le pasé una nota por debajo de la puerta
2) (=move imperceptibly)3) (=escape from)4) (Med)5) (Aut) [+ clutch] soltar6) (Knitting) [+ stitch] pasar (sin hacer)4.CPDslip road N — (on motorway) vía f de acceso
slip stitch N — (Knitting) punto m sin hacer
- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip out- slip up* * *[slɪp]
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1) ( slide) resbalón m, resbalada f (AmL)to give somebody the slip — (colloq) lograr zafarse de algn
2) ( mistake) error m, equivocación fa slip of the tongue/pen — un lapsus (linguae/cálami)
3) ( of paper)a slip of paper — un papelito, un papel; deposit II 1) a)
4) ( undergarment) combinación f, enagua f, viso m, fondo m (Méx)5) ( of person)a slip of a girl — una chiquilla, una chiquilina (AmL)
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1.
- pp- intransitive verb1)a) (slide, shift position) \<\<person\>\> resbalar(se); \<\<clutch\>\> patinarb) \<\<standards/service\>\> decaer*, empeoraryou're slipping — tu trabajo (or aplicación etc) ya no es lo que era
2)a) ( move unobtrusively) (+ adv compl)b) (escape, be lost)to let slip an opportunity to let an opportunity slip dejar escapar una oportunidad; they let the contract slip through their fingers se dejaron quitar el contrato de las manos; I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out no quería decirlo, pero se me escapó or salió; I let (it) slip that... — se me escapó que...
c) ( go quickly)d) ( change)
2.
vt1)a) ( put unobtrusively) (+ adv compl) poner*, meter, deslizar*b) ( pass)2)a) ( break loose from)to slip somebody's mind o memory: it completely slipped my mind — me olvidé or se me olvidó por completo
b) ( in knitting) \<\<stitch\>\> pasar sin tejer•Phrasal Verbs:- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip up -
45 rib
I [rɪb]1) anat. costa f., costola f.2) gastr. costoletta f., cotoletta f. con l'osso3) (structural) (in umbrella) stecca f.; arch. nervatura f., costolone m.; aer. centina f.4) (in knitting) (stitch) costa f.II [rɪb]* * *[rib]1) (any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs.) costa, costola2) (one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat.) costa3) (a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these.) costa4) (any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella.) centina; nervatura•- ribbed- ribbing* * *[rɪb]1. nto dig or poke sb in the ribs — dare una gomitata nelle costole a qn
2. vt(fam: tease) punzecchiare* * *rib /rɪb/n.1 (anat.) costa; costola: false ribs, costole false; floating ribs, costole fluttuanti; true (o sternal) ribs, costole vere (o sternali); to fracture one's ribs, riportare una frattura alle costole; to poke (o to dig) sb. in the ribs, dare una gomitatina nelle costole a q. ( per richiamarne l'attenzione, ecc.); He fell and cracked several ribs, è caduto e si è incrinato diverse costole; She's so thin you can see her ribs, è così magra che le si vedono le costole3 ( di stoffa, di lavoro a maglia) costa: a rib sweater, un maglione a coste; Work 20 rows in rib, lavorare venti ferri a coste4 (archit.) costolone; nervatura7 (naut.) ordinata; corba; costa11 (mecc.) nervatura; scanalatura13 (ind. min.) pilastro abbandonato● (anat.) rib cage, gabbia toracica □ ( sport) rib pad, paracostole □ ( cucito) rib stitch, punto a costa □ (antiq.) rib-tickler, cosa divertente; spasso □ (antiq.) rib-tickling, buffo; spassoso.(to) rib /rɪb/v. t.1 (fam.) prendere in giro2 fornire di coste; rinforzare con nervature4 (archit.) munire di costoloni5 (mecc.) scanalare* * *I [rɪb]1) anat. costa f., costola f.2) gastr. costoletta f., cotoletta f. con l'osso3) (structural) (in umbrella) stecca f.; arch. nervatura f., costolone m.; aer. centina f.4) (in knitting) (stitch) costa f.II [rɪb] -
46 plain
[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente••* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) semplice2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) chiaro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) chiaro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) insignificante, comune2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) pianura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) diritto•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente•• -
47 point
point [pwɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. pointb. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) pointc. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport striked. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to ite. (sur devoir) markf. [de couture, tricot] stitch• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect2. <• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?* * *pwɛ̃
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nom masculin1) ( endroit) point2) ( situation) point; Nautisme positionêtre sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing
j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)
au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!
faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation
3) ( degré)‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’
il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!
jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent
4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, pointen tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way
5) ( marque visible) dot6) Jeux, Sport pointmarquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points
7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point USavoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind
obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40
être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something
8) ( dans un système de calcul) pointle permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points
9) Mathématique point10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period USpoint à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph
point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop
mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something
je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!
tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!
11) Musique dot12) ( en typographie) point14) (en couture, tricot) stitch
2.
(dated) adverbe not
3.
à point locution adverbiale1) ( en temps voulu) just in time2) Culinaire
4.
au point locutionêtre au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together
mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust
mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement
faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus
faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)
Phrasal Verbs:••* * *pwɛ̃1. nm1) (= marque, signe) dot2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA3) (= moment) pointNous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.
J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.
4) (= degré)à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...
au point que; à tel point que — so much so that
5) (au score) point6) (= aspect) pointJe ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.
7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitchpoint mousse — garter stitch, plain
9) CUISINE"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."
faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock
faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of
mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus
2. advlit (= pas) notpoint n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...
point de... — no...
3. vbSee:* * *A nm1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;11 Mus dot;12 Imprim point;13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.être mal en point to be in a bad way.I[pwɛ̃] adverbe1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']2. [employé seul]du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagneil eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be foundpoint de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize3. [en réponse négative]point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!II[pwɛ̃] nom masculinpoint lumineux spot ou point of lightpoint de rouille speck ou spot of rustun point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dotj'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an endpoint estimé/observé estimated/observed positiona. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's positionà 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your lifeet maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic newspoint d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential pointen plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet9. [degré] point10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, traitvoici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in historypoint d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) pointsa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three pointsbattu aux points [en boxe] beaten on pointsfaire le point [le gagner] to win the pointb. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)12. COUTUREfaire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches inpoint de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot[emplacement]point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point————————à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbialeton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?————————à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctiveso much so that, to such a point thatles choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore————————à point locution adjectivale[steak] medium[rôti] done to a turn[poire] just ou nicely ripeton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape————————à point locution adverbiale1. CUISINE2. [au bon moment]a. [personne] to come (just) at the right timeb. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely————————à point nommé locution adverbialearriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of timeau plus haut point locution adverbialeje le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him————————au point locution adjectivale[moteur] tuned[machine] in perfect running order[technique] perfected[discours, plaidoyer] finalized[spectacle, artiste] readyton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yetle son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right————————au point locution adverbialea. [texte à imprimer] to editb. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches toc. [spectacle] to perfectd. [moteur] to tunee. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focusmettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straightmettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundaysaprès cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight————————au point de locution prépositionnelle————————au point du jour locution adverbiale(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreakau point où locution conjonctivenous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry onau point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)————————au point que locution conjonctiveso much that, so... thatil était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run awaypoint par point locution adverbialesur le point de locution prépositionnelleêtre sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing somethingj'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leavesur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying————————point d'ancrage nom masculin————————point d'appui nom masculin1. [d'un levier] fulcrumpoint de chute nom masculin2. (figuré)————————point culminant nom masculinquel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?point de départ nom masculin————————point faible nom masculinson point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point————————point fort nom masculin[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point[d'un joueur de tennis] best shotles maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point————————point mort nom masculin————————point noir nom masculina. [encombré] a heavily congested areab. [dangereux] an accident blackspot————————point sensible nom masculin1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target3. (figuré)a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spotb. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area -
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1. adjectivemake something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen
make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...
the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also academic.ru/24358/English">English 2. 1); pikestaff
2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein
be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein
3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]5) (sheer) rein2. adverb1) (clearly) deutlich2) (simply) einfach3. noun1) Ebene, die2) (Knitting) rechte Masche* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfach2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ehrlich4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) unscheinbar2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) das Flachland2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) der Flachstich•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn]I. adj\plain food einfaches Essenmy father says he likes good \plain food mein Vater sagt, er isst gerne einfache Hausmannskost\plain omelette Omelette nature f\plain yoghurt Naturjoghurt m o nt2. (uncomplicated) einfach\plain folks [or people] einfache Leute\plain and simple ganz einfach3. (clear) klar, offensichtlichher meaning was \plain es war klar, was sie meinteit's \plain that they... sie wollen ganz offensichtlich, dass...the sign was \plain enough — we just didn't see it das Schild war klar und deutlich — wir haben es nur einfach übersehento be perfectly \plain ganz offensichtlich seinthe reason is perfectly \plain der Grund liegt auf der Handto make sth \plain etw klarstellenhave I made myself \plain to you? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?▪ to be \plain with sb jdm gegenüber [ganz] offen seinit was \plain torture es war die reinste Torturthe \plain truth is that... die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass...5. (unattractive) unscheinbar, unansehnlich\plain Jane Mauerblümchen nt6.▶ to be as \plain as the nose on one's face [or BRIT also as a pikestaff] ganz offensichtlich [o ÖSTERR fam a. sonnenklar] sein, klar wie Kloßbrühe sein BRD famII. adv1. (simply) ohne großen Aufwandthe fish had been grilled and served \plain der Fisch war gegrillt und kam ohne weitere Zutaten auf den Tisch\plain awful einfach furchtbarIII. nthe Great P\plains die Great Plains (in den USA)2. (in knitting) rechte Masche* * *[pleɪn]1. adj (+er)1) klar; (= obvious) offensichtlich, klar; tracks, differences deutlichit is plain to see that... — es ist offensichtlich, dass...
I'd like to make it quite plain that... — ich möchte gern klarstellen, dass...
to make one's view plain — seine Meinung klar zum Ausdruck bringen
to be plain with sb —
in plain language or English — unmissverständlich, auf gut Deutsch
in plain language or English, the answer is no — um es klar or auf gut Deutsch zu sagen: die Antwort ist nein
it won't all be plain sailing — es wird gar nicht so einfach sein
from now on it'll be plain sailing — von jetzt an geht es ganz einfach
3) (= simple, with nothing added) einfach; dress, design, living schlicht, einfach; cooking, food (gut)bürgerlich; cook einfach, gutbürgerlich; water klar; paper unliniert; envelope einfach; colour einheitlich; cigarette filterlos, ohne Filterunder plain cover — in neutraler Verpackung
5) (= not beautiful) person, appearance, face unattraktiv2. adv1) (inf: simply, completely) (ganz) einfachplain stupid/wrong — einfach dumm/falsch
2)3. nthe plains — das Flachland, die Ebene; (in North America) die Prärie
* * *plain1 [pleın]A adj (adv plainly)1. einfach, gewöhnlich, schlicht:in plain clothes in Zivil;plain cooking gutbürgerliche Küche;plain fare Hausmannskost f;plain living schlichte oder einfache Lebensweise;plain paper unlin(i)iertes Papier;plain postcard gewöhnliche Postkarte;plain scale natürlicher Maßstab;2. schlicht, schmucklos, kahl (Zimmer etc), ungemustert, einfarbig (Stoff), unkoloriert (Fotos etc), glatt (Spitzen etc):plain knitting Rechts-, Glattstrickerei f;plain sewing Weißnäherei f3. unscheinbar, farb-, reizlos, wenig anziehend:4. klar (u. deutlich), unmissverständlich, offen:in plain terms rundheraus (gesagt);the plain truth die nackte Wahrheit5. klar, offensichtlich, offenbar, -kundig, deutlich, leicht verständlich:a) ohne Umschweife, klipp und klar,b) Telegrafie etc im Klartext, offen, unverschlüsselt;make sth plain etwas klarstellen;a) jemandem etwas klarmachen,b) jemandem etwas klar zu verstehen geben;6. unverdünnt, pur (alkoholisches Getränk)7. ausgesprochen, rein, bar (Unsinn etc):plain folly heller Wahnsinn8. offen (u. ehrlich):plain dealing Redlichkeit f;be plain with sb jemandem gegenüber offen sein9. a) mittelmäßig, unbedeutend, Durchschnitts…plain country flaches Land;plain bearing Gleitlager n;plain fit Schlichtpassung f;plain roll Glattwalze fB adv umg völlig:he’s just plain stupid er ist ganz einfach dummC s1. Ebene f, Flachland nplain2 [pleın] v/i obs oder poet (weh)klagen* * *1. adjectivemake something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen
make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...
2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein
be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein
3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]5) (sheer) rein2. adverb1) (clearly) deutlich2) (simply) einfach3. noun1) Ebene, die2) (Knitting) rechte Masche* * *adj.ehrlich adj.einfach adj.einfarbig adj.flach adj.leicht verständlich adj.vollständig adj. n.Ebene -n f. -
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plein 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydelig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) oppriktig, likefram4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) tydelig, klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain Englishenkel--------flate--------plan--------ren--------simpel--------skjær--------slette--------tydeligvisIsubst. \/pleɪn\/1) slette, jevn, åpen mark2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske3) ( poetisk) slagfeltabyssal plain dyphavssletteIIverb \/pleɪn\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klageIIIadj. \/pleɪn\/1) enkel, hverdagslig• here we serve good, plain foodher serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt• what? plain talk from a politician?4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel7) ( om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig8) ( strikking) rett, glattin plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noeplain and simple rett og slettplain as day soleklart, klart som dagenplain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brødplain card ( i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekortplain chocolate mørk sjokoladeplain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykkeplain clothes ( også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekkplain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseendeplain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikningplain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelettplain ring glatt ringplain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match ( sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringerplain stitch rett maskeplain text klartekst, ikke kodeplain water rent vannIVadv. \/pleɪn\/1) tydelig, klart• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt -
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[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) ligetil3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) åben; ærlig4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) indlysende; tydelig5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) almindelig2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) retmaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) ligetil3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) åben; ærlig4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) indlysende; tydelig5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) almindelig2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) retmaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English -
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[pə:l](a kind of knitting stitch.) vrangmaske* * *[pə:l](a kind of knitting stitch.) vrangmaske -
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I [pɜːl]nome punto m. rovescioII [pɜːl]verbo transitivo lavorare [qcs.] a punto rovescio [row, stitch]* * *[pə:l](a kind of knitting stitch.) punto rovescio* * *[pɜːl]1. n(maglia or punto a) rovescio2. vt* * *purl (1) /pɜ:l/n.● ( lavoro a maglia) two plain, two purl, due diritti, due rovesci.purl (2) /pɜ:l/n. [cu] ( d'un ruscello, ecc.)1 borbottio; mormorio; sussurro2 moto vorticoso; vortice; mulinello.purl (3) /pɜ:l/n. [uc](stor.) bevanda di assenzio e di birra.(to) purl (1) /pɜ:l/v. t. e i.2 fare (un certo numero di) maglie a rovescio: knit two, purl one, due dritti, un rovescio● to purl a stitch, fare un punto a rovescio.(to) purl (2) /pɜ:l/v. i. ( di ruscello, ecc.)1 borbottare; mormorare; sussurrare2 scorrere vorticoso; turbinare; mulinare.* * *I [pɜːl]nome punto m. rovescioII [pɜːl]verbo transitivo lavorare [qcs.] a punto rovescio [row, stitch] -
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plein
1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) sencillo; liso; sin ornamentos; llano (persona)2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) claro, evidente3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) común, ordinario, poco atractivo, feúcho, poco agraciado
2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) llanura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) punto del derecho•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
plain1 adj1. claro2. sencillo3. liso / sin dibujoplain2 n llanuratr[pleɪn]1 (clear) claro,-a, evidente2 (straightforward) franco,-a, directo,-a3 (simple, ordinary) sencillo,-a; (without pattern) liso,-a4 (unattractive) poco agraciado,-a, feúcho,-a5 (chocolate) sin leche; (flour) sin levadura1 (absolutely) totalmente2 (clearly) claramente, francamente1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL llanura2 (in knitting) punto del derecho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin plain clothes vestido,-a de paisanoin plain English en términos sencillos, en cristianoto be (all) plain sailing ser coser y cantarto make oneself plain explicarseplain ['pleɪn] adj1) simple, unadorned: liso, sencillo, sin adornos2) clear: claroin plain language: en palabras claras3) frank: franco, purothe plain truth: la pura verdad4) homely: ordinario, poco atractivo5)in plain sight : a la vista de todosplain n: llanura f, llano m, planicie fadj.• bueno, -a adj.• desnudo, -a adj.• liso, -a adj.• llano, -a adj.• natural adj.• ordinario, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• santo, -a adj.• sencillo, -a adj.• simple adj.• sin adornos adj.• sin atractivo adj.adv.• claro adv.n.• llana s.f.• llanada s.f.• llano s.m.• llanura s.f.• plana s.f.• planicie s.f.
I pleɪnadjective -er, -est1)a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> lisotell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano
just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias
b) ( Culin)plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche
plain flour — harina f común
2)a) ( clear) clarothe reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias
b) (blunt, straightforward)the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana
I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews
3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado
II
a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmenteshe's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga
III
noun llanura f[pleɪn]1. ADJ(compar plainer) (superl plainest)1) (=clear, obvious) claro, evidenteit is plain that — es evidente or obvio que, está claro que
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to make sth plain (to sb) — poner algo de manifiesto (a algn), dejar algo claroyou have made your feelings plain — has puesto tus sentimientos de manifiesto, has dejado claros tus sentimientos
2) (=outspoken, honest) francoI shall be plain with you — le hablaré con toda franqueza, seré franco con usted
let me be plain with you — déjeme que le hable claramente or sin rodeos, permítame que le hable con franqueza frm
3) (=unadorned) [answer] franco; [living] sencillo, sin lujo; [food, cooking] sencillo, corriente; [language, style] sencillo, llano; [envelope] en blanco; [paper] liso; [fabric] de un solo color, lisothey're very plain people — es gente muy sencilla or llana
she used to be plain Miss Jones — antes se llamaba la Srta. Jones sin más
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in plain English or language — (=understandably) en lenguaje claro or sencillo; (=frankly) (hablando) sin rodeos4) (=not pretty) poco atractivo- be a plain Jane2. ADV1) * (=completely)he's plain wrong — no tiene razón, y punto
it's just plain stupid — es una ridiculez absoluta or total
2) (=simply) claramente, con toda claridad•
I can't put it plainer than that — más claramente no lo puedo decir, no lo puedo decir con más claridad•
he told me quite plain that... — me dijo claramente or con toda claridad que...3. N1) (Geog) llanura f, llano mthe Great Plains — (US) las Grandes Llanuras
2) (Knitting) punto m sencillo4.CPDplain chocolate N — chocolate m amargo or sin leche
plain flour N — harina f sin levadura
plain speaking N — franqueza f
plain yogurt N — yogur m natural
* * *
I [pleɪn]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> lisotell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano
just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias
b) ( Culin)plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche
plain flour — harina f común
2)a) ( clear) clarothe reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias
b) (blunt, straightforward)the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana
I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews
3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado
II
a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmenteshe's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga
III
noun llanura f -
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1. noun 2. transitive verb* * *[pə:l](a kind of knitting stitch.) das Linksstricken* * *[pɜ:l, AM pɜ:rl]I. n linke Maschea row of \purl eine links gestrickte ReiheII. adj attr, inv linke(r, s)\purl stitch linke MascheIII. vt▪ to \purl sth etw links strickenknit one, \purl one eine Masche rechts, eine links strickenIV. vi links stricken* * *[pɜːl]1. nlinke Mascheis the next row ( in) purl? — ist die nächste Reihe links?
2. vtlinks stricken3. vilinks stricken* * *purl1 [pɜːl; US pɜrl]A v/i1. murmeln, plätschern (Bach)2. wirbeln, sich kräuselnB s Murmeln n, Plätschern npurl2 [pɜːl; US pɜrl]A v/t2. (um)säumen, einfassen3. etwas links strickenB v/i links strickenC s2. a) Zäckchen(borte) n(f)b) Häkelkante fc) Linksstricken npurl3 [pɜːl; US pɜrl]A v/i2. umga) umkippenb) kentern (Boot)c) vom Pferd stürzenB v/t umga) umkippen, -werfenb) einen Reiter abwerfenC s umg1. Stoß m2. (schwerer) Sturzpurl4 [pɜːl; US pɜrl] s HIST1. Wermutbier n2. gewürztes Warmbier mit Gin* * *1. noun 2. transitive verbpurl three [stitches] — drei linke Maschen stricken; see also knit 1. 2)
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[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) preprost2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) jasen3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) odkrit4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) očiten5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) puščoben2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) ravnina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) desna petlja•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *I [pléin]adjective ( plainly adverb)preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen; metallurgy nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela); figuratively gol, čist (nesmisel)plain card — navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)as plain as plain can be — ali as plain as the nose on one's face — ali plain as a pikestaff — ali as plain as point — jasno kot beli danplain dealer — poštenjak, odkrit človekplain dealing — odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanjeplain sewing — bela vezenina, šivanje belega perilaII [pléin]adverbjasno, razumljivo; odkrito, poštenoIII [pléin]nounravnina, ravan, nižava, poljana; bojišče; plural prerijaIV [pléin]intransitive verb British English archaic & poetically žalovati, tožiti, tarnati -
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plain [pleɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = obvious) clair• it must be plain to everyone that... il doit être clair pour tout le monde que...• it is plain from his comments that... ses remarques montrent clairement que...• he made it quite plain that he would never agree il a bien fait comprendre qu'il n'accepterait jamaisb. ( = unambiguous) clair• in plain English, I think you made a mistake je vous le dis carrément, je pense que vous vous êtes trompé• do I make myself plain? est-ce que je me fais bien comprendre ?c. ( = sheer) pur (et simple)d. ( = simple) simple ; ( = in one colour) uni• one plain, one purl (Knitting) une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'enverse. ( = not pretty) quelconque2. adverbb. ( = simply) (inf) tout bonnement3. nounplaine f4. compounds* * *[pleɪn] 1.noun plaine f2.1) ( simple) [dress, food, language] simple; [building, furniture] sobre2) [background, fabric] uni; [envelope] sans inscription; [paper] ( unlined) non réglé; ( unheaded) libreunder plain cover — Postal services sous pli discret
3) euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque4) ( obvious) évident, clair5) ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franchein plain English, this means that... — en clair, ceci veut dire que...
6) (tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n); [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n)7) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv8) ( in knitting) [stitch, row] à l'endroit3.adverb [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement••to be plain sailing — [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes
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[pleɪn] 1. adj( unpatterned) gładki; ( simple) prosty; (clear, easily understood) jasny; ( not beautiful) nieładny; ( frank) otwarty2. adv 3. n( area of land) równina f; (KNITTING) prawe oczko ntto make sth plain to sb — dawać (dać perf) coś komuś jasno do zrozumienia
* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) zwykły, prosty2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) zrozumiały3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) szczery, otwarty4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) oczywisty5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) nieładny2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) równina2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ścieg gładki•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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A nB adj1 ( simple) [dress, decor, food, living, language] simple ; [building, furniture] sobre ; plain cooking cuisine f simple ; she's a good plain cook elle fait une bonne cuisine simple ; a plain man un homme simple ;2 ( of one colour) [background, fabric] uni ; [envelope] sans inscription ; a sheet of plain paper ( unheaded) une feuille de papier libre ; ( unlined) une feuille de papier non reglé ; a plain blue dress une robe toute bleue ; under plain cover Post sous pli discret ;3 euph ( unattractive) [woman] quelconque ; she's rather plain elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté ;5 ( obvious) évident, clair ; it was plain to everyone that he was lying il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait ; it's a plain fact that il est bien clair que ; it is plain from this report that il est clair d'après ce rapport que ; she's jealous, it's plain to see elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux ; her suffering was plain to see on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance ; to make it plain to sb that faire comprendre clairement à qn que ; let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas ; do I make myself plain? suis-je bien clair? ; she made her irritation quite plain elle n'a pas caché son irritation ;6 ( direct) [answer, language] franc/franche ; plain speaking franchise f ; there was plenty of plain speaking tout le monde a eu son franc-parler ; can't you speak in plain English? tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples? ; in plain English, this means that en clair, ceci veut dire que ; the plain truth of the matter is that la vérité est que ;7 ( tjrs épith) ( downright) [common sense] simple (before n) ; [ignorance, laziness] pur et simple (after n) ;8 ( ordinary) I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court ;9 ( unflavoured) [yoghurt, crisps, rice] nature inv ;10 ( in knitting) à l'endroit.C adv1 ( completely) [stupid, wrong] tout bonnement, tout simplement ; plain lazy tout bonnement paresseux ;2 ( directly) I can't put it any plainer than that je ne peux pas être plus clair.to be as plain as day être clair comme l'eau de roche ; to be plain sailing [project, task etc] marcher comme sur des roulettes. -
60 трикотажное переплетение
1) Engineering: construction, effect, fabric construction, fabric structure, knitted structure, knitting stitch, loop, plating, stitch, structure2) Textile: knitted fabric3) Makarov: jersey structure, locknit structureУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > трикотажное переплетение
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